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Author: jennlouisew@gmail.com (Jennifer Wadsworth)

A Christian group once committed to reforming people from their homosexuality has recanted that aim. For 27 years, Exodus International has tried to turn thousands of gay men and women straight through a combination of prayer and intensive therapy. Late in the day Wednesday, the group’s leader, Alan Chambers, posted an extensive apology for the …

Handsome billionaire crybaby Sean Parker says his life is a nightmare after a media flap about his $4.5 million wedding turning into an ecological disaster. Instead of galavanting in a tropical honeymoon paradise as newlyweds, the Internet mogul and wife have become victims of public persecution, says Parker, whose other troubles include having to live up to …

In the professional pecking order, baby-raising knocks you down a few notches. Women have known this forever. Thank you, millennia of patriarchy. Hello, glass ceiling. But guys who take on primary caregiving responsibilities feel the pain, too, though not as much as women who choose to prioritize work over child-rearing. An about-to-be-published study led by Professor …

Former Philadelphia 76ers point guard Allen Iverson – he of ”we’re talking about practice” fame, one of the best ball handlers and biggest ball hogs of his time – was known for his crossovers. He even crossed up “His Airness” Michael Jordan. But when the retired baller tried to pull a custody crossover on his ex-wife Tawanna …

Coffee is probably the most socially accepted drug in the Western world. Yes, it does intoxicate. The bitter brew that kickstarts so many early mornings and fuels so many drawn-out workdays causes withdrawal and cravings. Some of them debilitating. It’s safe to say that if you can’t last a day without juicing up on java (or …

Apparently, a bunch of designated drivers don’t give a crap about your safety and booze it up anyway. In fact, nearly 40 percent of them get liquored up to some extent (a drink or two) before getting behind the wheel, says a report released Monday by the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Nearly …

Though an open secret for years, the realization finally sunk in thanks to some high-profile news reports this week that, yup, Americans are being watched on a massive scale. As the Guardian informed us Wednesday, the government’s National Security Agency enjoys unfettered access to your phone records (and has since 2006, if you don’t recall). …

When Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor won the “cutest couple” title in the Carmel High School yearbook last week, it was the first time for a same-sex pair at the suburban New York high school. People congratulated them, of course, and everyone went on with their lives. Then, the endearing snapshot met the Internet via …

Active troops who come out as transgendered risk being categorized as mentally unfit and ousted from the ranks. So Kristin Beck waited until retirement to reveal her true female identity, a move that many expect to influence the military’s policy on transgenders. In her book “Warrior Princess,” Kristin talks about the 13 deployments (seven in …